Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 12:04     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Uh, you know what 'God' is not exclusive to Christianity, right? For example, 'Allah' is the arabic word for 'god' - Christians who speak Arabic will use the term 'Allah' as a translation for the word 'god.'



DP here, but yes we know that. That’s OP’s point. Do Muslims take Allah’s name in vain? Do they say Allah damn it, or something similar?


Pretty sure not but Christians came up with all the workarounds to avoid using God or Jesus (like my mom saying "good gravy" because "good grief" would even be bad). I wonder if using divine names in swearing just evolved more in the Christian (western) world to a greater extent.

Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 11:57     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
Anonymous wrote:Because all of the missionaries forced Christianity onto my people, not a different religion.


Because the colonists forced English into your people.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 11:17     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
Because all of the missionaries forced Christianity onto my people, not a different religion.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 11:16     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
because we speak English and Jesus Christ and God were religious entities that were common when the terms came into use
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 11:15     Subject: Re:Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
At the time of the Budhha, one might say "deer shit!"

https://www.buddhisma2z.com/content.php?id=496
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 11:04     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
"Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and the wee donkey!"
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 11:00     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That's my question. You never hear, for example, "Buddha d--- it!"


You also don't hear "Jesus damn it!"


Yeah but you hear “Jesus Christ” or “Jesus F-ing Christ”
When people are mad.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 10:58     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
Anonymous wrote:Uh, you know what 'God' is not exclusive to Christianity, right? For example, 'Allah' is the arabic word for 'god' - Christians who speak Arabic will use the term 'Allah' as a translation for the word 'god.'



DP here, but yes we know that. That’s OP’s point. Do Muslims take Allah’s name in vain? Do they say Allah damn it, or something similar?
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 10:18     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
Anonymous wrote:That's my question. You never hear, for example, "Buddha d--- it!"


Because Buddha is not a god. Anyone can become a Buddha.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 10:16     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
Anonymous wrote:That's my question. You never hear, for example, "Buddha d--- it!"


You also don't hear "Jesus damn it!"
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 10:15     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
I had a friend in college who always said “great Zeus!”
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 10:14     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
Uh, you know what 'God' is not exclusive to Christianity, right? For example, 'Allah' is the arabic word for 'god' - Christians who speak Arabic will use the term 'Allah' as a translation for the word 'god.'

Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 10:14     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
Other religions take their gods seriously.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 10:11     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
I know for me- I'm Christian. I'm not taking in vain the name's of other people's gods. That's for them to do.
Anonymous
Post 01/13/2022 10:08     Subject: Why don't we use the names of religious entities other than God or Jesus in vain?
That's my question. You never hear, for example, "Buddha d--- it!"